CROP-SPECIFIC DATABASES AND INFORMATION SITES

BANANA (Musa spp.)

1. Inibap website http://www.inibap.org      

2. Musa databases  including literature with abstracts in three languages and banana researchers <http://www.inibap.org/bdd/bdd_eng.htm>

3. PROMUSA website: The Global Programme for Musa Improvement (PROMUSA) includes information on the different working groups involved with Musa improvement http://www.promusa.org/

4. Global Musa Genomics Consortium: http://www.promusa.org/genomics/genomics.htm

CASSAVA

1. Cassava database of CIAT http://webpc.ciat.cgiar.org:8080/urg/cassava.htm

2. A recently published book on cassava that is quite comprehensive: http://www.cabi-publishing.org/Bookshop/ReadingRoom/0851995241.asp 

3. The cassava biotechnology network website: http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/biotechnology/cbn/index.htm 

4. A website on an ongoing study of genetic diversity assessment of cassava land races in different countries: www.ciat.cgiar.org/molcas 

5. CIAT's cassava biotechnology web site: http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/biotechnology/crops_cassava.htm. 

6. Source of cassava SSR markers: http://www.resgen.com/products/ADDMPs.php3 

7. Plant transformation resources/projects: http://www.rereth.ethz.ch/biol/selb.gruissem/gruissem.proj_overview.html

COTTON

1.Plant Genome Mapping laboratory research group on cotton and other activities: http://www.plantgenome.uga.edu/cotton/
2.An IFAFS funded site that will transition to an NSF-funded site in the near future: http://cotton.agtec.uga.edu

3.Cotton database http://algodon.tamu.edu/htdocs-cotton/cottondb.html

SOLANACEAE

1. Solanaceae Genomics Network for potato and tomato and links to related databases, maps and molecular markers http://www.sgn.cornell.edu/

MAIZE

1. Maize genetics, genomics, molecular biology and many more topics http://www.agron.missouri.edu/

2. Zea Mays database: http://zmdb.iastate.edu/

3. Maize genomics database: http://www.maizegdb.org/   combines information on sequences, BACS, 

    markers, maps, QTLs and many more.

LEGUMES

Latest: A New BAC-end Sequence based Gene Map

More Resources 

1.The model legume Medicago:  Medicago trunculata Database Consortium http://www.medicago.org/

2. Center for Medicago Genomics Research http://www.noble.org/medicago/

3. TIGR Medicago trunculata Gene Index http://www.tigr.org/tdb/tgi/mtgi/

4. SoyBase: Genomics resources for soybeans and links for other legumes http://129.186.26.94/

5. Bean Genes   http://beangenes.cws.ndsu.nodak.edu/    

6. Description of the Phaseomics Global Initiative with links to other bean sites can be found at www.phaseolus.net 

7. Publications from Gepts group related to mapping and other efforts for beans and cowpea. Many of the publications can be downloaded as PDF files at: http://agronomy.ucdavis.edu/gepts/REF.HTM

8. Cowpea: Ouédraogo JT, Gowda BS, Jean M, Close TJ, Ehlers JD, Hall AE, Gillaspie AG, Roberts PA, Ismail AM, Bruening G, Gepts P, Timko MP, Belzile FJ. 2002. Construction of an improved genetic linkage map of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) combining AFLP, RFLP and RAPD markers.  Génome 45: 175-188 Abstract is available at http://www.nrc.ca/cgi-bin/cisti/journals/rp/rp2_abst_f?gen_g01-102_45_ns_nf_gen1-02  and the downloadable PDF version at http://agronomy.ucdavis.edu/gepts/Ou%E9draogo%20et%20al.%202002.pdf (© 2002 NRC Canada)

RICE

1. Gramene.  A comprehensive rice genomics website with databases, maps, markers, comparative mapping with other cereals, mutants and many more  http://www.gramene.org/ 

2. Rice Genome Research Program: Describes the Japanese rice genomics efforts and has other links to rice and cereal genomics included, http://rgp.dna.affrc.go.jp/      

SORGHUM, MILLET, AND OTHER GRAINS

1. SorghumDB   http://algodon.tamu.edu/sorghumdb.html

2. Grain Genes (wheat, barley, rye, triticale, oats) including information on molecular markers for these plants http://wheat.pw.usda.gov/index.shtml

3. TREP: Database for Triticeae repetitive elements http://wheat.pw.usda.gov/ITMI/Repeats

4. Millet Genes:  Database for pearl millet, foxtail millet and finger millet http://jic-bioinfo.bbsrc.ac.uk/cereals/millet.html

5. Wheat and barley genomics program http://www-genomics.waite.adelaide.edu.au/links.asp

6. Barley genomics http://barleygenomics.wsu.edu

7. HarvEST at http://harvest.ucr.edu

8. NSF-funded Sorghum genome database: http://cggc.agtec.uga.edu/cggc/
9. Information about Andy Paterson's laboratory activities: http://www.plantgenome.uga.edu is the lab of )